Porsche 356 Roadster

1968 Porsche 911

Porsche 356 1600

Porsche 356

The 356 was Porsche's first production car, and at first shared a lot of engineering with the VW Beetle.

Porsche 356 SC

Porsche 356 Speedster

The Speedster's chopped windshield was also removable for some straight-up, open-air, bugs-in-your-teeth California cruising.

Porsche 911

The only company that can paint its name on a car and have it be cool.

Porsche 911 Party

Tag yourself.

Porsche 911 Carrera RS

Pristine versions of the legendary, and lightweight, Carrera RS sell for close to a million bucks these days.

Porsche 356s, all in a row

Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0

In 1975 Porsche introduced the first turbocharged 911, and humankind began its infatuation with the whale tail spoiler.

Porsche 912

Nope, that's not a typo. The 912 was launched in 1965, two years after the 911, as a baby brother. It was lighter, with less power—about 90 horses. They're a relatively cheap way to join the Luftgekühlt family.

All Hail the Whale Tail

Porsche 911

A Porsche with a bad habit.

Porsche 356 steering wheel

Back when a Porsche needed varnish.

Porsche 356 family

The body-colored bumpers of the 356 were ahead of their time.

9.1.1.

Badge of honor.

Porsche 911 Tic Tac

It's not a mint, it's a 911.

Porsche 911s

Up in back, the black 911 is a Targa—the top pops off and stows, leaving a "basket handle" hoop and the rearview window in back, but only blue sky above.

Porsche 911

Orange you glad they made this color of Porsche? (Sorry.)

1966 Porsche 906 Carrera

The 906 Carrera was the last street-legal race car Porsche made. And you can have one of your very own, if you have a couple mil lying around.

Porsche 911 widebody

How do you make a Porsche faster? You make it wider, and spoiler-ier, so the back end doesn't fly all around on the track.

Porsche 911

You don't see many blue 911s, and that's too bad.

1967 Porsche 911R

That's 'R' as in racing. The '67 911R was—and still is—the lightest 911 ever made. Porsche made 4 prototypes and 20 customer cars. And then stopped.

Porsche 911 S and Porsche 917

Nothing against that 911, but the 917 is a racing titan—dominant at Le Mans in the 70s. It put out up to 630 horsepower and the driver sat so far forward that his feet went past the front axel.

1973 Porsche 917-30

A chandelier, because it's classy.

Porsche 911

Porsche 911S

Porsche 914-6 GT

Ah, the unloved 914. It was a joint project between Porsche and VW made from 1969 to 1976, with its engine in the middle and a removable top. It didn't have much power, but it was a baby Porsche, and sold damn well.

Welcome to Porsche 912-ville

We'll take one of each, thanks.

1985 Porsche 959 "Paris-Dakar"

Where can we start with the 959? It basically invented the super car, with technological achievements—including one of the first production all-wheel-drive systems—that make it a legend. So in 1985 Porsche jacked it up, threw on some beefy tires, and sent it into the famed Paris-Dakar rally, which ran from Versailles to Senegal. Because why not?

1979 Porche 935 K3

Supposedly these beasts put out over 800 horsepower and shot fireballs from their exhausts. So yeah, they were fun to race.

Porsche Carrera RS

1993 Gunnar G93

Welcome to Vintage Porsche Heaven, also Known as Luftgekühlt

You don't need to know how to pronounce Luftgekühlt to appreciate its awesomeness. This past weekend saw the fourth-ever Luftgekühlt, a now-annual gathering in San Pedro, California for Porsche-ophiles with a very specific fetish. See, in 1998 Porsche changed the 911's engine from being air-cooled to water-cooled, and it was the gearhead equivalent of Dylan going electric. Except in this case, the purists still haven't come around. Instead, they gather at Luftgekühlt—pronounced [sound of German person with a mouthful of marbles]—to celebrate the only Porsches that truly matter. To the rest of us, it's a reminder that Porsche is more than just the 911—though hot damn would we love to own that green Carrera RS.